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Annualreportofdi112fiel.Pdf II E> R.AFLY OF THE U N I VER.SITY OF ILLINOIS F4S tost *e 1 l eoch "ST*or bet "'Vee°o'*ee on n TV»e ^j^umWW""" b „ **--£ BtokH $50.00. m ..•.lotion. ond 6?k 2 i -^' m 1 6 ** J^- dueda £« THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY Of ILLINOIS > Field Museum of Natural History Reports, Vol. XI, Plate XV STEPHEN CHAPMAN SIMMS 1863-1937 Director and Trustee of the Museum from July 16, 1928, until his death on January 28, 1937. He first joined the Staff in 1894 as an Assistant Curator; in 1912 he became the first Curator of the N. W. Harris Public School Extension ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR 1937 nuunMBlinnituii MEM nrnijdonnnaauN 'mi I'l'MMflM I I-I - ' iiiiu.iiimi MDED BT MARSHALL F THE LIBRARY OF THE JUL 20 1938 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS REPORT SERIES FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY VOLUME XI, NUMBER 2 JANUARY, 1938 PUBLICATION 413 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY FIELD MUSEUM PRESS BEQUESTS Bequests to Field Museum of Natural History may be made in securities, money, books or collections. They may, if desired, take the form of a memorial to a person or cause, to be named by the giver. For those desirous of making bequests to the Museum, the following form is suggested : FORM OF BEQUEST I do hereby give and bequeath to Field Museum of Natural History of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, . Contributions made within the taxable year to Field Museum of Natural History to an amount not in excess of 15 per cent of the taxpayer's net income are allowable as deductions in computing net income for federal income tax purposes. Endowments may be made to the Museum with the provision that an annuity be paid to the patron during his or her lifetime. These annuities are guaranteed against fluctuation in amount and may reduce federal income taxes. 151 CONTENTS PAGE List of Plates 155 Officers, Trustees and Committees, 1937 157 Former Members of the Board of Trustees 158 Former Officers 159 List of Staff 160 Obituary—Stephen Chapman Simms 163 Obituary—Frederick Holbrook Rawson 165 Obituary—Leslie Wheeler 167 Report of the Director 169 Department of Anthropology 189 Department of Botanj^ 197 Department of Geology 209 Department of Zoology 218 X. W. Harris Public School Extension 232 James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Foundation for Public School and Children's Lectures 234 Lectures for Adults 239 Layman Lecture Tours 240 Library 241 Division of Printing 244 Divisions of Photography and Illustration 246 Division of Publications 246 Division of Public Relations 248 Division of Memberships 250 Cafeteria 251 Comparative Attendance Statistics and Door Receipts . 252 Comparative Financial Statements 253 List of Accessions 254 Articles of Incorporation 269 Amended By-Laws 271 153 154 Contents PAGE List of Members 276 Benefactors 276 Honorary Members 276 Patrons 276 Corresponding Members 277 Contributors 277 Corporate Members 278 Life Members 278 Non-Resident Life Members 280 Associate Members 281 Non-Resident Associate Members 295 Sustaining Members 295 Annual Members 295 LIST OF PLATES FACING PAGE Stephen Chapman Simms 149 Early Slab House, Southwestern Colorado .... 176 Chipping Stone Implements 180 Dragon-Blood Tree of Teneriffe (mural painting) . 196 Goldenshower 200 Igneous Intrusions 208 Skeleton of a Large Paleocene Mammal (Barylambda) 216 Chinese Takin 224 African Weaver Birds 228 A Recent Addition to the More Than 1,200 Exhibits Loaned to the Schools of Chicago by the N. W. Harris Public School Extension 244 155 OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES, 1937 President Stanley Field First Vice-President Second Vice-President Albert A. Sprague James Simpson Third Vice-President Secretary Albert W. Harris Clifford C. Gregg Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Solomon A. Smith BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sewell L. Avery Charles A. McCulloch Leopold E. Block William H. Mitchell John Borden George A. Richardson William J. Chalmers Fred W. Sargent Albert B. Dick, Jr. Stephen C. Simms* Joseph N. Field James Simpson Marshall Field Solomon A. Smith Stanley Field Albert A. Sprague Albert W. Harris Silas H. Strawn Samuel Insull, Jr. Leslie Wheeler* John P. Wilson Deceased, 1937 COMMITTEES Executive.—Stanley Field, Albert W. Harris, William J. Chalmers, James Simpson, Albert A. Sprague, Marshall Field, Silas H. Strawn, John P. Wilson. Finance.—Albert W. Harris, Solomon A. Smith, James Simpson, John P. Wilson, Albert B. Dick, Jr. Building.—William J. Chalmers, Samuel Insull, Jr., William H. Mitchell, Leopold E. Block, Charles A. McCulloch. Auditing.—James Simpson, Fred W. Sargent, George A. Richardson. Pension.—Albert A. Sprague, Sewell L. Avery, Solomon A. Smith. 157 FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES George E. Adams* 1893-1917 Owen F. Aldis* 1893-1898 Allison V. Armour 1893-1894 Edward E. Ayer* 1893-1927 John C. Black* 1893-1894 M. C. Bullock* 1893-1894 Daniel H. Burnham* 1893-1894 George R. Davis* 1893-1899 James W. Ellsworth* 1893-1894 Charles B. Farwell* 1893-1894 Frank W. Gunsaulus* 1893-1894, 1918-1921 Emil G. Hirsch* 1893-1894 Charles L. Hutchinson* 1893-1894 John A. Roche* 1893-1894 Martin A. Ryerson* 1893-1932 Edwin Walker* 1893-1910 Watson F. Blair* 1894-1928 Harlow N. Higinbotham* 1894-1919 Huntington W. Jackson* 1894-1900 Arthur B. Jones* 1894-1927 George Manierre* 1894-1924 Norman B. Ream* 1894-1910 Norman Williams* 1894-1899 Cyrus H. McCormick* 1894-1936 Marshall Field, Jr.* 1899-1905 Frederick J. V. Skiff* 1902-1921 George F. Porter* 1907-1916 Richard T. Crane, Jr.* 1908-1912, 1921-1931 John Barton Payne* 1910-1911 Chauncey Keep* 1915-1929 Henry Field* 1916-1917 William Wrigley, Jr.* 1919-1931 Harry E. Byram 1921-1928 Ernest R. Graham* 1921-1936 D. C. Davies* 1922-1928 Charles H. Markham* 1924-1930 Frederick H. Rawson* 1927-1935 Stephen C. Simms* 1928-1937 William V. Kelley* 1929-1932 Leslie Wheeler* 1934-1937 * Deceased 158 FORMER OFFICERS Presidents Edward E. Ayer* 1894-1898 Harlow N. Higinbotham* 1898-1908 First Vice-Presidents Martin A. Ryerson* 1894-1932 Second Vice-Presidents Norman B. Ream* 1894-1902 Marshall Field, Jr.* 1902-1905 Stanley Field 1906-1908 Watson F. Blair* 1909-1928 Albert A. Sprague 1929-1932 Third Vice-Presidents Albert A. Sprague 1921-1928 James Simpson 1929-1932 Secretaries Ralph Metcalf 1894 George Manierre* 1894-1907 Frederick J. V. Skiff* 1907-1921 D. C. Davies* 1921-1928 Stephen C. Simms* 1928-1937 Treasurers Byron L. Smith* 1894-1914 Directors Frederick J. V. Skiff* 1893-1921 D. C. Davies* 1921-1928 Stephen C. Simms* 1928-1937 * Deceased 159 LIST OF STAFF DIRECTOR Clifford C. Gregg DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY Paul S. Martin, Chief Curator Henry Field, Curator, Physical Anthropology Albert B. Lewis, Curator, Melanesian Ethnology Wilfrid D. Hambly, Curator, African Ethnology C. Martin Wilbur, Curator, Chinese Archaeology and Ethnology Edna Horn Mandel, Associate, Chinese Collections Richard A. Martin, Curator, Near Eastern Archaeology A. L. Kroeber, Research Associate, American Archaeology Elizabeth McM. Hambleton, Associate, Southwestern Archaeology T. George Allen, Research Associate, Egyptian Archaeology Tokumatsu Ito, Ceramic Restorer department of botany B. E. Dahlgren, Chief Curator Paul C. Standley, Curator, Herbarium J. Francis Macbride, Associate Curator, Herbarium Julian A. Steyermark, Assistant Curator, Herbarium Llewelyn Williams, Curator, Economic. Botany Samuel J. Record, Research Associate, Wood Technology A. C. Noe, Research Associate, Paleobotany E. E. Sherff, Research Associate, Systematic Botany Emil Sella, Assistant, Laboratory Milton Copulos, Assistant, Laboratory department of geology Henry W. Nichols, Chief Curator Elmer S. Riggs, Curator, Paleontology Bryan Patterson, Assistant Curator, Paleontology Phil C. Orr, Assistant, Paleontology James H. Quinn, Assistant, Paleontology Sharat K. Roy, Curator, Geology DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY t W ilfred H. Osgood, Chief Curator Colin Campbell Sanborn, Curator, Mammals Rudyerd Boulton, Curator, Birds C. E. Hellmayr, Associate Curator, Birds Emmet R. Blake, Assistant Curator, Birds H. B. Conover, Research Associate, Birds Ellen T. Smith, Associate, Birds R. Magoon Barnes, Curator, Birds' Eggs Karl P. Schmidt, Curator, Amphibians and Reptiles Alfred C. Weed, Curator, Fishes William J. Gerhard, Curator, Insects Emil Liljeblad, Assistant Curator, Insects Edmond N. Gueret, Curator, Anatomy and Osteology D. Dwight Davis, Assistant Curator, Anatomy and Osteology 160 TAXIDERMISTS Julius Friesser C. J. Albrecht L. L. Pray Leon L. Walters Arthur G. Rueckert John W. Moyer ASSISTANT TAXIDERMISTS Edgar G. Laybourne W. E. Eigsti Frank C. Wonder Frank H. Letl, Preparator of Accessories DEPARTMENT OF THE N. W. HARRIS PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTENSION John R. Millar, Acting Curator A. B. WOLCOTT, Assistant Curator the library Emily M. Wilcoxson, Librarian Mary W. Baker, Associate Librarian registrar auditor Henry F. Ditzel Benjamin Bridge bookkeeper A. L. Stebbins RECORDER—IN CHARGE OF PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION Elsie H. Thomas PURCHASING AGENT J. L. Jones THE JAMES NELSON AND ANNA LOUISE RAYMOND FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S LECTURES Margaret M. Cornell, Chief Miriam Wood Leota G. Thomas Velma D. Whipple Marie B. Pabst PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSEL H. B. Harte Paul G. Dallwig, the Layman Lecturer DIVISION OF MEMBERSHIPS Pearle Bilinske, in charge DIVISION OF PRINTING Dewey S. Dill, in charge EDITORS AND PROOFREADERS Lillian A. Ross David Gustafson DIVISIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATION C. H. Carpenter, Photographer Carl F. Gronemann, Illustrator A. A. Miller, Collotyper Clarence B. Mitchell, Research Associate, Photography STAFF ARTIST Charles A. Corwin SUPERINTENDENT OF MAINTENANCE John E. Glynn CHIEF ENGINEER W. H. Corning William E. Lake, Assistant Engineer 161 STEPHEN CHAPMAN SIMMS March 22, 1863—January 28, 1937 Elected Director July 16, 1928 The Trustees of Field Museum of Natural History desire to express and record their deep sorrow at the grievous loss which has come to them and to the institution in the death, on January 28, 1937, of their fellow Trustee, Secretary of the Board, and Director of the Museum, Stephen Chapman Simms.
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